Splash guard for toilet bowls



1967 R. MORESCHINI SPLASH GUARD FOR TOILET BOWLS Filed Oct. 29, 1965INVENTOR Rana/d IVOIPSC/Ilfll.

United States Patent 3,350,722 SPLASH GUARD FOR TOILET BOWLS RonaldMoreschini, 2929 7th Ave., Pueblo, Colo. 81003 Filed Oct. 29, 1965, Ser.No. 505,614 3 Claims. (Cl. 4--1) This invention relates to plumbingfixtures and more particularly to that plumbing fixture known as atoilet bowl, a toilet fixture that is found in nearly every bathroom andrestroom no matter where it may be.

Unfortunately a sanitation problem often arises in places where toiletbowls are also used as urinals. It is therefore the principal object toovercome this problem by means of a splash guard for toilet bowls, aswill hereinafter be described.

Another object of this invention is to provide a splash guard for toiletbowls that will fit into any toilet bowl, regardless of its make.

Another object of this invention is to provide a splash guard for toiletbowls that can be installed by even the most inexperienced person.

Other and further objects of this invention will come to mind as thereading of the description of the invention proceeds and examination ismade of the addended drawing.

FIGURE 1 is a sectional view of a typical toilet bowl having thisinvention mounted therein.

FIGURE 2 is a sectional view taken along line 22 of FIG. 1.

FIGURE 3 is a sectional view of a typical toilet bowl having thisinvention mounted therein, the invention being in a raised position.

FIGURE 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is a sectional View taken along line 55 of FIG. 2.

Looking at the drawing it will be seen that this invention consists of ahollow splash member having the same configuration as that of the insideof the toilet bowl 11 in which it, the splash member, is placed and heldby the arm 12 that is Y-shaped when viewed from the top. It is obviousfrom an examination of the drawing that the aforesaid splash member 10is basically a funnel, and that the aforesaid arm 12 is swingably hingedat 13 to the same fitting 14 which supports the toilet seat 15 and thelid 16 by means well known to the art and for which no claim is made inthis invention. The member 10 is of course removeable for cleaning orreplacement if such is desired.

It is obvious from examination of the drawing that the aforesaid arm 12is so secured to the fitting 14 that when the toilet seat 15 is raisedin a vertical position that the splash member 10 will swing upward inthe osition shown in FIG. 3 of the drawing, thereby permitting the useof the toilet bowl as a urinal without the sanitation problem that isnormally associated with such use: of the toilet bowl.

This invention is subject to any changes and modifications that may fallwithin the scope of the appended claims.

What I now claim as new and desire to secure by grant of Letters Patentis:

1. A splash guard for toilet bowls comprising a funnel like memberhaving the same basic configuration as that of the inside of a toiletbowl in which the said member is slidably placed, and means ofsupporting the said member within the said toilet bowl which is providedwith a toilet seat and lid, said splash guard further characterized by aswingably hinged arm that supports and vertically raises the said memberwhen the said toilet seat is raised in a verticla position to therebyserve as a urinal.

2. The splash guard for toilet bowls of claim 1 further characterized inthat the said arm is Y-shaped when viewed from the top.

3. The splash guard for toilet bowls of claim 2 further characterized inthat the said arm is swingably mounted on the same fitting that supportsthe structure to which the said toilet seat and said lid is hingedlysecured.

12/ 1921 Germany. 11/1949 Netherlands.

LAVERNE D. GEIGER, Primary Examiner. H. K. ARTIS, Examiner.

1. A SPLASH GUARD FOR TOILET BOWLS COMPRISING A FUNNEL LIKE MEMBERHAVING THE SAME BASIC CONFIGURATION AS THAT OF THE INSIDE OF A TOILETBOWL IN WHICH THE SAID MEMBER IS SLIDABLY PLACED, AND MEANS OFSUPPORTING THE SAID MEMBER WITHIN THE SAID TOILET BOWL WHICH IS PROVIDEDWITH A TOILET SEAT AND LID, SAID SPLASH GUARD FURTHER CHARACTERIZED BY ASWINGABLY HINGED ARM THAT SUPPORTS AND VERTICALLY